Friday Faceplant: MythBuster Adam Savage Drunk On a Treadmill

On a 2008 season episode of Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, show hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the myth of whether or not rigorous exercise is a quick sobering cure for drunkenness. Adam is the test subject and must run for five minutes at 6.5 mph with a blood alcohol concentration of .09. As seen in the video, Adam has poor body coordination from the start, which quite literally leads to his downfall. Thus, we’ve concluded it’s never a wise decision to run under the influence. It only seems to make it worse. There’s also a much higher chance of a nasty faceplant.

Emily Polachek

Emily Polachek is the associate editor for Competitor magazine. Her favorite pastimes are running and telling stories, sometimes simultaneously. When she's not training for her next half marathon or typing down her ideas, though, she's either testing out her nonexistent surf skills, hiking or sitting inverted with a bunch of sweaty yogis.